Park Hyatt New York The Park Hyatt New York is one of the most desirable properties in the world, especially when you consider that you can redeem points to stay there. Whether it be the prestigious 57th Street address, Central Park views, luxurious accommodations, or just the fact that an average night can cost over […]

Hilton London Heathrow As part of our family trip to London, we ended up staying at the Hilton London Heathrow Airport Hotel for our first night. Since our flight landed around 11pm local time, we made the decision to not make the trek into the city on our first night. We knew we wanted to […]

Waldorf Hilton Hotel London As I had mentioned earlier, Caline and I took Emily to London to attend our friend’s wedding. It was an amazing trip highlighted by flying business class (thanks to some SWUs) and staying at high-end hotels paying only with points. While the majority of our nights in London were at the […]

Hilton Rio (Barra) Last month Caline, Emily, Shelby, and I stayed at the new Hilton Rio de Janeiro. Yes, Shelby came too! The stay was sort of a staycation, although we did have some business to do in Rio, so having a reasonably priced hotel room was a nice option. The Hilton Rio can be […]

I originally wrote this “Visit Napa Valley” post in July 2013 after our first visit to Napa. We just got back from our second visit, which I will write about shortly, and it was just as fun. Enjoy! Visit Napa Valley in Just 2 Days? No Problem! Napa had been towards the top of our […]

Loews New Orleans Hotel Review: When Emily was almost one, we took her to New Orleans to celebrate our friend’s wedding. You wouldn’t think that NOLA is the best vacation destination for a baby, but staying at the Loews New Orleans made it quite enjoyable. Booking Since we were staying with the wedding party, we […]

How To Stay at Any InterContinental Hotel For Only $50 I am going to give you a step-by-step guide on how to earn enough points to stay at any IHG property in the world for less than $50. And it is legit! Meet Priceless Surprises.